Norco celebrates a run against Huntington Beach in a CIF-SS Division 1 softball quarterfinal playoff game at Norco High School in Norco, CA., Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

King 4, Aliso Niguel 1: Amiyah Aponte and Brenna Smith combined on a four-hitter as the Wolves won a Division 2 quarterfinal game. Aponte allowed one unearned run and three hits in three innings. Smith threw four innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. King took the lead in the first inning on a two-out RBI single by Mikayla Ramos. Megan White also drove in a run for the Wolves. King (22-7) travels to top-seeded Buena (26-5) for a semifinal game Tuesday.

Buena 6, Yucaipa 4: Kaylie Radwich hit a two-run home run with one out in the eighth inning as the top-seeded Bulldogs won a Division 2 quarterfinal game. Yucaipa (25-7) fell into a 4-0 hole after one inning but rallied and forced extra innings. Aneesa Arredondo drove in three runs for Yucaipa, including a two-run double in the seventh inning that tied the score. Hailey Erickson had a solo home run for the Thunderbirds.

Don Lugo 10, El Modena 6: Audrey Munoz and Madison Flexser each drove in three runs as the Conquistadores won a Division 3 quarterfinal game. The game was tied at 3 after four innings, but Don Lugo scored six runs in the sixth inning to surge ahead. Crystal Amaral struck out 13 in five innings to earn the win. Don Lugo (20-6) will face third-seeded Redlands East Valley (23-7) in the semifinals Tuesday.

Atascadero 3, Patriot 2: Winning pitcher Bailey Doherty singled in the winning run with one out in the top of the seventh inning as the Greyhounds won a Division 3 quarterfinal game. Doherty also threw a four-hitter and struck out 10. Patriot’s runs came in the sixth inning on Denise Armendariz’s 11th home run of the season. Ashley Martinez struck out 11 batters in the loss.

North 6, El Segundo 2: Mariah Garcia’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning gave the Huskies the lead and they held on to win a Division 5 quarterfinal game. Bryanna Zepeda went the distance in the circle, allowing only four hits. North (21-7) will make the long trip to San Luis Obispo County to face fourth-seeded Templeton (25-0) in the semifinal Tuesday.

Banning 7, Crean Lutheran 2: The Broncos grabbed a 5-0 lead after two innings and went on to win a Division 6 quarterfinal game. Banning (17-4) will travel to third-seeded Highland (22-6) for a semifinal game Tuesday.

Eric-Paul Johnson has been covering high school sports for The Press-Enterprise since 1999, specializing in football, girls volleyball, girls water polo and softball. He is a stat junkie who created and maintains a record book for high school sports in the Inland Empire. Eric-Paul is a lifelong resident of Riverside and graduated from Bethel Christian and Cal Baptist. Eric-Paul enjoys going to concerts and twice has worked as a photographer at the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival.